hey guys you like discounts

[SpeedyReedy5]

hey whats up everyone, i am just throwing this out there is anyone need help with anything from all the whey i am here to answer any questions you may have about our products or diet anything at all if you want DISCOUNTS i am here for that too just use discount code rob05 in the discount box and i will make sure you get that discount!!!
anything else you need help with i will give you my email lnvl@iup.edu email me any questions and soon i will be able to take orders from you over aim but i will let you know when that will happen!! also my private cell number i will throw out there for any questions or problems with orders you guys may have you can give me a ring. if you are like me we like to know when and where our protein is at haha
so stay tuned a new era of all the whey is about to be unleashed!!!

remember discount code rob05 for your discounts!!!

 

[Jodi]

Now THAT'S the way to get everyones attention

 

[SpeedyReedy5]

haha i thought so!! i know it gets mine jodi

 

[JiveTurkey]

AllTheWhey.com ROCKS! Some of the best customer service I've ever delt with. Awesome products and flavors also!

 

[SpeedyReedy5]

thanks jive!! do you use my discount?
also we have something very exciting coming out i designed it i cant leak anything out to you guys yet but but as the realease get closer i will let you know!!!
like i said anything you need email me or post on here lnvl@iup.edu

 

[Ironandsteel]

I'm very new to this message board as you all can tell from my massive post count but this is the very 1st thread I came to under diet and nutrition and only to find it is an advertisement. Not a very good first impression I must say especially when a supermoderator whatever that is gives the spammer a thumbs up.
I'm surprised this site allows advertising spammers. 1st I've seen actually that hasn't been deleted.

 

[wilwn]

allthewhey is a sponsor i believe. and they do have good stuff.

 

[Ironandsteel]

allthewhey is a sponsor i believe. and they do have good stuff.

good stuff or not, that isn't the point. It's spam. As for sponsors, that is what banners are for and home page ads.

Like I said, as a new person here the very 1st thread I hit in this section was an advertisement.

 

[Ironandsteel]

You will appreciate this in regards to what I have been saying in this thread.

A short time ago I noticed a thread started by a mike263 entitled "Go Lean Cereal" His comments were as follows:

Go Lean Cereal
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anyone every heard of it, is it good?

I been eating it for a while it has 13g of protein, and 10g of fiber, at 140 calories... any comments?
******************************

So the very next thing I did before I even thought to respond was to see if Kashi the maker of the cereal was a sponsor here as well!!!! You see what I mean? I shouldn't have to be doing that!
This place is like one of those M&F ads. The table of contents says: loose 10 pounds and add 10 pounds of muscle at the same time. You go to the page they tell you and read the 1st page, turn it over and there in big letters with a photo of some model bodybuilder mixing a muscletech drink and the whole thing turns out to be an advertisement. Thanks but no thanks. These ads don't belong in threads. Bodybuilding.com never does that crap nor do they allow their sponsors to whore the threads.
I said my piece on the matter. If the people that run this board allow it then so be it. I'm just expressing my dislike for that type of exploitation.

 

[SpeedyReedy5]

sorry if i gave you the wrong impression iron. i am not here to advertise. i am here to answer questions about diet, products, discounts, and help you guys out. this thread is sponsored by allthewhey so i dont believe its spam, i am sorry you feel this way.

 

[GoalGetter]

I don't see this as spam or "whoring". In fact, I appreciate this isntead of true spam in my PM box or email inbox. Rob was just letting us know what's going on with ATW in case anyone is interested.

Aside from that...

If anyone were to ask about Muscle Milk (like your example about Go Lean), would you then go and look up the sponsors to see if Cytosport is a sponsor? People are here to ask questions and get answers and learn.
The whole point this message board is the interaction of the members, sponsors welcomed and included.

If someone asked a question about a product, I don't see how one would think the product in question is from a sponsor.

If Rob (or any other sponsor) places a notice in the appropriate section (Diet & Nutrition, Supplements, Training, etc.) alerting members to a special, again I don't see what the problem is. Saves HIM time in sending emails and saves us the trouble of dealing with more spam.

 

[min0 lee]

I'm very new to this message board as you all can tell from my massive post count but this is the very 1st thread I came to under diet and nutrition and only to find it is an advertisement. Not a very good first impression I must say especially when a supermoderator whatever that is gives the spammer a thumbs up.
I'm surprised this site allows advertising spammers. 1st I've seen actually that hasn't been deleted.

We are familier with him, trust me.....we know who the spammers are and we give them hell.

 

[SpeedyReedy5]

hey guys thanks for the support!! i am here to help!
i will throw out my personal number if you would like me too, that way you can talk to me personaly about anything you want questions or anything let me know

 

[Ironandsteel]

I don't see this as spam or "whoring". In fact, I appreciate this isntead of true spam in my PM box or email inbox. Rob was just letting us know what's going on with ATW in case anyone is interested.

Aside from that...

If anyone were to ask about Muscle Milk (like your example about Go Lean), would you then go and look up the sponsors to see if Cytosport is a sponsor? People are here to ask questions and get answers and learn.
The whole point this message board is the interaction of the members, sponsors welcomed and included.

Thing is no question was asked here!! this entire thread was an advertisement from the get go!

If someone asked a question about a product, I don't see how one would think the product in question is from a sponsor.

Again, show me the question here. I don't see it.

If Rob (or any other sponsor) places a notice in the appropriate section (Diet & Nutrition, Supplements, Training, etc.) alerting members to a special, again I don't see what the problem is. Saves HIM time in sending emails and saves us the trouble of dealing with more spam.[/QUOTE)

Again I suggest a section entitled "Specials from our sponsors" This is a special pricing for a protein powder.

If it were me I would have added something more then explaining to the members the pros to supplimenting a diet with protein can be benificial and then suggest the product by name. Then it would be at least informative and "helpful" as this section was really meant to be.

So in email form you say it would be considered spam but on the board it is not..... OK whatever. Not my business. Your mods here are ok with it so fine.
Anyway, I'm freeken new here, I think I have less then 10 posts so I'm not here to start any problems with you people. I simply stated that I found it surprising that it be allowed even by a sponsor. I don't see it on any of the big named message boards such as BB.com as I stated earlier and I've been there for years. It's tacky.

 

[Ironandsteel]

We are familier with him, trust me.....we know who the spammers are and we give them hell.

So YOU know him. that is good. I'm new here and I do not. Don???t what 1st impressions to new members mean anything on this board? I suppose not. And if someone from another company such as Optimum Nutrition, a very well known and reputable company came on here and answered a real question on how to fill a daily calorie requirement by taking 1 or 2 servings of their ON meal replacement powder they would get booted? So because you know him, it's ok for him to advertise in actual information threads and not someone else. That is pretty hypocritical don't you think? Or is it all about money? He pays for this site to allow him to advertise in the threads. That isn't cool.
But like I said, whatever. You're boards. But speaking from 1st impressions, it's tacky as I said earlier in my opinion.

 

[Ironandsteel]

sorry if i gave you the wrong impression iron. i am not here to advertise.

Come on man don't try to insult my intelligence bud. Did you really say these words and write them down? WRONG IMPRESSION? NOT HERE TO ADVERTISE you say? Let me repost that original message and show you that this entire thread is nothing BUT an advertisement. Then you can show me a single line where you are answering a question about diet OK?

It starts out:

hey guys you like discounts

Ok that isn't the start of an advertisement huu?

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hey whats up everyone, i am just throwing this out there is anyone need help with anything from all the whey i am here to answer any questions you may have about our products or diet anything at all if you want DISCOUNTS

Ok here we even capitalize the word DISCOUNTS and say you're here to answer questions regarding your PRODUCTS

Nothing but advertisement again my friend.


i am here for that too just use discount code rob05 in the discount box and i will make sure you get that discount!!!

OK in this sentence alone we use the word discount three times and offer a code too. Still say this isn't an advertisement?


anything else you need help with i will give you my email lnvl@iup.edu email me any questions and soon i will be able to take orders from you over aim but i will let you know when that will happen!!

Here you let everyone know how you will take their money. I mean orders. This also is not real diet and nutrion information.


also my private cell number i will throw out there for any questions or problems with orders you guys may have you can give me a ring. if you are like me we like to know when and where our protein is at haha

and here we give home numbers and everything so you can let everyone know where your protein is or if they have problems ordering your protein.
I don't see this either as being helpful information regarding diet or nutrition as the title of this section states.
It actually belongs in an entirely different section entitled: ORDER STATUS AND COMPLAINTS



so stay tuned a new era of all the whey is about to be unleashed!!!

and my favorite NON advertising line of the whole thread.
THE COOL TAG LINE:

Era of All the Whey is about to be unleashed!!!

Good Lord man. You're not even original. That "unleashed" thingy has already been used for some power drink I think it was!
But still not advertising right????

remember discount code rob05 for your discounts!!!

and then we finish off this very helpful post regarding diet and nutrition with the discount code once again and we even got to use the word discounts two more times.

OOOPs not finished yet.... One last word from the sponsor:


i am here to answer questions about diet, products, discounts, and help you guys out.

All you answered was ... ummmm.... you didn't answer anything because no question was asked as I said before.

You'll never get my respect or business bro by trying to pull the whool over my eyes. Be straight up and be honest. Honestly is the best policy. You come over as nothing more then a snake oil carpet bagger by pretending to be something you're not. You're a salesman for a product. Just admit it. I can at least respect honesty.

You simply should have said that you're hear to offer discounts for your products in hopes to save the members money.....period .

YOur advertising approach may work on the 14 year olds but not on people with half a brain.



this thread is sponsored by allthewhey so I don???t believe its spam, I am sorry you feel this way.

I will take the word SPAM back. I picked that word up from seeing similar acts performed elsewhere so I'll replace it with PAID ADVERTISEMENT. Fair enough? But please don't talk to me like I'm some idiot Rob. I as well as everyone else with any sense will see my points here that I carefully dissected. If anyone else says a single word rebutting my calling this thread nothing more then an advertisement then I have this bridge I'd like to sell you.

 

[wilwn]

dude, chill out...

do you work for optimum nutrition or something?

 

[Ironandsteel]

no I do not.

 

[blueboy75]

I'm very new to this message board as you all can tell from my massive post count but this is the very 1st thread I came to under diet and nutrition and only to find it is an advertisement. Not a very good first impression I must say especially when a supermoderator whatever that is gives the spammer a thumbs up.
I'm surprised this site allows advertising spammers. 1st I've seen actually that hasn't been deleted.

I can appreciate that is not what you would expect to read for your 1st thread. But the thread topic didnt actually mislead you in regards to what is contained within it.

Rest assured 99% of the threads here are relevant and informative (not that this one is not).

Its definitely not spam. This is a great personal touch from the sponsor.

 

[Ironandsteel]

Well mate, it doesn't really matter. I just hope I don't run into a lot of this crap here. That isn't what message boards are for. I for one come here to offer some knowledge regarding fitness and health. I don't want to be reading a bunch of hokey and dorky ads like this one. I mean for Gods sake: Era of All the Whey is about to be unleashed!!! Has anyone told this guy he is talking about a freeken protein and not some new science break through??? It just reminded me of one of those muscle tech ads but much worse and it twisted me.

 

[SpeedyReedy5]

well iron i would have answered any questions that were asked but i dont believe there were any. if you have any questions i would be more than happy to answer them.
this thread was to infom you guys that i am here now and i will answer any questions you have, about diet, nutrition, and anything else regarding supplements and usage of them.
this post was headed do you guys like discounts, that was to infom you that i am giving you a way to save money i thought we all liked that concept.
also i gave you my personal email so if you have any other questions you can email them to me and i will be sure to be speedy and return one back to you.
once again i am sorry

 

[Jodi]

Well mate, it doesn't really matter. I just hope I don't run into a lot of this crap here. That isn't what message boards are for. I for one come here to offer some knowledge regarding fitness and health. I don't want to be reading a bunch of hokey and dorky ads like this one. I mean for Gods sake: Era of All the Whey is about to be unleashed!!! Has anyone told this guy he is talking about a freeken protein and not some new science break through??? It just reminded me of one of those muscle tech ads but much worse and it twisted me.

Are you going to pay for the site to run so that we can sit here and answer your questions? I didn't think so. THIS is not a good impression for a new member and you are giving me the feeling that you just may be a troll. If you don't like our sponsors, then get out. I don't want to sit and listen to you bitch about people that are paying to keep this board up and running. Are you an elite member? No, then STFU. Thanks!

 

[wilwn]

hey is there any way to get free shipping?

 

[min0 lee]

So YOU know him. that is good. I'm new here and I do not. Don???t what 1st impressions to new members mean anything on this board? I suppose not. And if someone from another company such as Optimum Nutrition, a very well known and reputable company came on here and answered a real question on how to fill a daily calorie requirement by taking 1 or 2 servings of their ON meal replacement powder they would get booted? So because you know him, it's ok for him to advertise in actual information threads and not someone else. That is pretty hypocritical don't you think? Or is it all about money? He pays for this site to allow him to advertise in the threads. That isn't cool.
But like I said, whatever. You're boards. But speaking from 1st impressions, it's tacky as I said earlier in my opinion.

Your quick too judge, do some research first before judging anyone or anything.

 

[SpeedyReedy5]

thanks for the support guys

 

[Ironandsteel]

Are you going to pay for the site to run so that we can sit here and answer your questions? I didn't think so. THIS is not a good impression for a new member and you are giving me the feeling that you just may be a troll. If you don't like our sponsors, then get out. I don't want to sit and listen to you bitch about people that are paying to keep this board up and running. Are you an elite member? No, then STFU. Thanks!

pardon? you have a mouth like a truck driver missy. I'm hardly a troll as you so put it. I've done nothing but respond to real questions on here so far with the exception to this thread. Secondly, I don't have anything against your sponsors what so ever. Never said I disliked Rob. I simply stated that it was odd to see this thead which was an advertisement in the section. You don't see that anywhere else on any other boards. I also said that maybe there should be a special section for such advertising so I don't just bitch as you put it, I offered a suggestion to fix. Lastly from some of the responses I've gotten from people on here so far my being an elite member here isn't going to happen in the near future that's for sure. I sense a lot of attitude here so far, not just here but elsewhere in this section. You're an odd group and really don't make newbies here feel very welcome.
I didn't call names or tell people to STFU since being here nor do i intend to lower myself to your lever little girl so I'll just drop this now.

 

[Ironandsteel]

well iron i would have answered any questions that were asked but i dont believe there were any. if you have any questions i would be more than happy to answer them.
this thread was to infom you guys that i am here now and i will answer any questions you have, about diet, nutrition, and anything else regarding supplements and usage of them.
this post was headed do you guys like discounts, that was to infom you that i am giving you a way to save money i thought we all liked that concept.
also i gave you my personal email so if you have any other questions you can email them to me and i will be sure to be speedy and return one back to you.
once again i am sorry

Well Rob. (If I may call you by your 1st name), if not, speedy, I apppologize for this getting so out of hand. Like I said I didn't know you were a sponsor at 1st. Secondly sponsor or not I was surprised to see the site allows advertising in the threads like this. Lastly, and why I got so serious was because you stated it wasn't an ad when it clearly was and I took that as an insult to my intelligence. (the fact I can't tell an add when I see one) Regardless, it doesn't matter and it wasn't anything against you but site policy. If they think it's ok to advertise then by all means I can't blame you. Do it.
PS: I have seen where you do answer questions on the site regarding real questions so I applogize for that as well. LIke I said, I thought you were some guy that goes from site to site tossing up advertisement. We all know they exist right? and this WAS the 1st thread I saw on day one. What would anyone think?

 

[Ironandsteel]

Your quick too judge, do some research first before judging anyone or anything.

this was the 1st thead I came to as I stated several times. So before posting to any thread I should research the history of every individual 1st? I see. Well luckily I did just that on my SECOND thread that I came across as I wrote in a previous respose:
QUOTE:
You will appreciate this in regards to what I have been saying in this thread.

A short time ago I noticed a thread started by a mike263 entitled "Go Lean Cereal" His comments were as follows:

Go Lean Cereal
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anyone every heard of it, is it good?

I been eating it for a while it has 13g of protein, and 10g of fiber, at 140 calories... any comments?
******************************

So the very next thing I did before I even thought to respond was to see if Kashi the maker of the cereal was a sponsor here as well!!!! You see what I mean? I shouldn't have to be doing that! ............
****************

Strange that this is the only site on the entire net that requires that you research all the previous posters prior to responding.

 

[min0 lee]

this was the 1st thead I came to as I stated several times. So before posting to any thread I should research the history of every individual 1st? I see. Well luckily I did just that on my SECOND thread that I came across as I wrote in a previous respose:
QUOTE:
You will appreciate this in regards to what I have been saying in this thread.

A short time ago I noticed a thread started by a mike263 entitled "Go Lean Cereal" His comments were as follows:

Go Lean Cereal
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anyone every heard of it, is it good?

I been eating it for a while it has 13g of protein, and 10g of fiber, at 140 calories... any comments?
******************************

So the very next thing I did before I even thought to respond was to see if Kashi the maker of the cereal was a sponsor here as well!!!! You see what I mean? I shouldn't have to be doing that! ............
****************

Strange that this is the only site on the entire net that requires that you research all the previous posters prior to responding.

My first time seeing you post was here.....mostly to complain, is that all you do. I can't and I won't judge you on that. So........................

We have Mods and Veterans to take care of that.

 

[KelJu]

So YOU know him. that is good. I'm new here and I do not. Don???t what 1st impressions to new members mean anything on this board? I suppose not. And if someone from another company such as Optimum Nutrition, a very well known and reputable company came on here and answered a real question on how to fill a daily calorie requirement by taking 1 or 2 servings of their ON meal replacement powder they would get booted? So because you know him, it's ok for him to advertise in actual information threads and not someone else. That is pretty hypocritical don't you think? Or is it all about money? He pays for this site to allow him to advertise in the threads. That isn't cool.
But like I said, whatever. You're boards. But speaking from 1st impressions, it's tacky as I said earlier in my opinion.

Go back to bb.com if you don't like it.
We like IM just fine, and please don't compare IM to bb.com.